2008 Mustang Shelby GT500KR

The Ford Shelby GT500KR, revealed at the 2007 New York International
Auto Show, was released in the spring of 2008. The car is powered by a
540 horsepower 5.4-liter (330 CID) supercharged V-8 version of the
base GT500 engine with functional Cold Air Intake and unique
calibration. SVT and Shelby announced that 1,000 40th Anniversary
Editions will be built for the U.S. in 2008, with another 571 units in
2009. This 1,571 production run matches that of the original 1968
GT500KR. In total, 1,712 units were produced, with the remaining units
going to Canada, export markets and military sales.

All KRs were built by AutoAlliance International on the normal Mustang
production line and then shipped to Shelby Automobiles Incorporated
(SAI) where final assembly was completed. SAI was the manufacturer of
record.

The Shelby GT500KR features a carbon fiber composite hood with
functional scoops and vents, twist-lock hood pins modeled on the
original 1968 KR, a unique carbon fiber splitter, carbon fiber mirror
caps, and functional brake cooling ducts. The suspension was tuned by
SVT with unique spring rates, dampers, stabilizer bars, and strut
tower brace and was sourced from Ford Racing. Unique Goodyear Eagle F1
Supercar tires were developed for the KR with a unique compound. With
the same tread pattern as the Eagle F1 Supercar tire on the 2007–2009
GT500 they can only be identified by a unique Goodyear "Wingedfoot"
emblem on the sidewall.

The 2008–09 GT500KR draws on styling cues from the classic 1968 "King
of the Road" GT500KR model, and the 2008 model includes "40th
Anniversary" badging; both years will have availability of standard
GT500 colors with "LeMans" stripes, and Carroll Shelby signature
embroidered seats. The GT500KR's starting price was $120,000.

The GT500KR was featured prominently in the new Knight Rider
television series on NBC. One of the main characters of the show was
KITT, an advanced Artificial Intelligence housed in a GT500KR. Also,
in the return of the show, KARR was also a GT500KR.